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Dem base feels no love for [Blanche] Lincoln
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| Contributor | Monsieur |
| Last Edited | Monsieur Jan 13, 2010 08:56pm |
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| Author | Alex Isenstadt |
| News Date | Thursday, January 14, 2010 02:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | At a time when as many as nine Republicans are queuing up for a shot at Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.), a key Democratic constituency hasn’t entirely bought into the idea of her reelection to a third term: liberals.
Even before Lincoln announced her opposition to the public health insurance option, she had frustrated Arkansas progressives with her opposition to the Employee Free Choice Act. Some in the African-American community, meanwhile, have complained that the senator hasn’t been aggressive enough in promoting black judges to the federal courts.
While, according to some state political observers’ estimates, liberal voters account for only 15 percent to 25 percent of the voting public in Arkansas, their unrest has further imperiled her political standing as the sole Southern Democratic senator up for reelection in 2010.
“I think that anger on the left — as small a group as it may be — is a serious problem for her,” said John Brummett, an Arkansas News columnist who is a longtime observer of the state’s political scene. “In a close race — which this is going to be — an invigorated base is vital.”
In perhaps the most glaring evidence of the left’s reluctance to embrace Lincoln, speculation continues that she could face a primary challenge from Lt. Gov. Bill Halter. |
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